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The First Time Ever . . .

The comedy genius of Charles 'Charlie' Chaplin has long been recognized, but sometimes we forget some of his 'firsts' . . . Have you ever seen the comedy sketch where two people think that they are looking in a mirror, and they duplicate each other's actions as if it were a mirror? Would you have any idea who came up with that idea? Yup . . . Charlie Chaplin, in this very comedy did that sketch with actor Lloyd Bacon. Charlie is a customer in a large department store who is creating havoc, and Lloyd Bacon is the floorwalker who is helping the store manager steal a big satchel full of money. Charlie and Lloyd look very much alike, and they mimic each other's actions when they first meet. When Lloyd discovers how much they resemble each other he convinces Charlie to become the floorwalker so that he can assume Charlie's identity and escape with the loot. Another 'first' for motion pictures is the store escalator, or 'moving stairs' . . . not only is this the first time that an escalator is used in any motion picture, it is the first time that escalator gags are performed. One other item that you might want to watch for is the cigar goof - I'm not very good at spotting mistakes in scenery and such, but I caught this goof right away. The male store detective, Tom Nelson, is prominently chewing on a big cigar . . . when Charlie first meets the detective he even hangs his famous cane on the cigar for a moment. Now when Charlie runs away from the detective chomping his cigar, the detective runs after him, with cigar in mouth . . . but then the scene changes to the luggage room where Charlie is hiding, and when the detective enters the scene he no longer has the cigar, it has suddenly disappeared. This could also be the first motion picture where a man is hit with a drawer, and his head goes through the drawer so that it becomes a 'necklace' resting on his shoulders. This was Charlie Chaplin's 51st film, and the first one that he made for Mutual Film Company. Oh, and for the youngsters who have no idea what a 'floorwalker' was . . . in the early days of departement stores that were so large that the owner could not be everywhere at once, floorwalkers were hired to be the eyes and ears of the owner. Floorwalkers would patrol an area of store watching for theft, and also looking for any opportunity to help a sales clerk or customer, as the owner would do if he were there. Pop a little bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter on it and enjoy the show.